1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake

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The 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event in northern Turkey that ruptured a major segment of the North Anatolian Fault and caused extensive damage and loss of life.

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instanceOf earthquake
affectedProvince Amasya Province NERFINISHED
Kastamonu Province NERFINISHED
Samsun Province NERFINISHED
Tokat Province NERFINISHED
Çankırı Province NERFINISHED
Çorum Province NERFINISHED
aftershocks numerous aftershocks over subsequent months
buildingPerformance widespread collapse of unreinforced masonry structures
casualties about 4,000 deaths
continent Asia
country Turkey
countryAtTime Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED
damage extensive building destruction
severe damage in Ladik
severe damage in Tosya
date 1943-11-26
epicentralRegion between Tosya and Ladik
fault North Anatolian Fault NERFINISHED
followedBy 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake NERFINISHED
hazardType seismic hazard
historicalPeriod World War II era
homeless tens of thousands of people
impact long-term disruption of local infrastructure
injured more than 5,000 people
intensityScale Modified Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED
location North Anatolian Fault NERFINISHED
northern Turkey
magnitude 7.6
magnitudeType moment magnitude scale
maximumDisplacement several meters
maximumIntensity X
month November
notableFor extensive destruction in northern Turkey
high death toll
rupturing a major segment of the North Anatolian Fault
precededBy 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake NERFINISHED
region Anatolia NERFINISHED
ruptureLength about 280 km
sequence North Anatolian Fault earthquake sequence NERFINISHED
surfaceRupture right-lateral strike-slip displacement
tectonicSetting strike-slip fault
time 22:20 local time
timeZone EET
triggeredBy tectonic stress along the North Anatolian Fault
type strike-slip earthquake
year 1943

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North Anatolian Fault zone notableEarthquake 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake